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Rhythm of Love (Anita Baker album)

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Released
  
September 13, 1994

Length
  
61:20

Release date
  
13 September 1994

Recorded
  
1993–1994

Artist
  
Anita Baker

Label
  
Elektra Records

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Producer
  
Anita Baker, Tommy LiPuma, Gerard Smerek, Barry J. Eastmond, Arif Mardin

Rhythm of Love (1994)
  
The Best of Anita Baker (2002)

Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Quiet storm, Smooth jazz, Soul jazz

Awards
  
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Female

Similar
  
Anita Baker albums, Soul music albums

Rhythm of Love is the fifth album by the American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. Released in 1994, the album peaked at #2 on Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop chart. The album was certified double platinum giving Baker her fourth platinum selling album.

Contents

This is the first studio album by Anita Baker not to be produced by longtime collaborator Michael J. Powell. The album's first single, "Body and Soul", gave Baker her first top 40 hit since 1989. "You Belong To Me" is the second such-titled song recorded by Baker; the first appears on the Giving You the Best That I Got album.

Baker also received a Grammy Award in 1995 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for I Apologize. Body And Soul was nominated for 1995 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, and Rhythm of Love was nominated for Best R&B Album.

Rhythm of Love is Baker's last album for Elektra Records. Because of dissatisfaction with the album's promotion, Baker filed a lawsuit against Elektra, requesting a transfer to another label within Warner Music Group. Finally she signed with Atlantic Records in September 1996.

Track listing

  1. "Rhythm of Love" (Anita Baker, Patrick Moten) 5:50
  2. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 4:47
  3. "Body and Soul" (Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley) 5:42
  4. "Baby" (Baker) 4:25
  5. "I Apologize" (Baker, Barry J. Eastmond, Gordon Chambers) 5:09
  6. "Plenty of Room" (Baker) 4:57
  7. "It's Been You" (Sami McKinney, Michael O'Hara, Mary Unobsky) 4:59
  8. "You Belong to Me" (Carly Simon, Michael McDonald) 4:41
  9. "Wrong Man" (Baker) 5:51
  10. "Only for a While" (Dawn Thomas) 5:16
  11. "Sometimes I Wonder Why" (Mike Reid, Mack David) 4:37
  12. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 5:06

Personnel

  • Anita Baker: Lead Vocal (all), Vocal Backing (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Piano Intro & Synthesized Percussion (both on track 1)
  • Michael Thompson: Rhythm Guitar (track 1)
  • Dean Parks: Guitars (tracks 2, 3, 10)
  • Paul Peterson: Additional Guitars on track 2 and rhythm guitar on track 10
  • Ira Siegel: Guitars (tracks 6, 7), guitar solo on track 7
  • Georg Wadenius: Guitars on track 7
  • Bucky Pizzarelli: Guitars (track 11)
  • John McCurry: Guitars (track 8)
  • Andy Snitzer: Saxophone (track 8)
  • Barry J. Eastmond: Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizers, Synth Strings, Synth Bass, Rhodes Piano, Drum Programming
  • George Duke: Electric Drums, Percussion, Synth Strings, Synclavier Programming (Woodwinds, Strings, Bass, Percussion), Piano, Synthesized Rhodes
  • Joe Sample, Greg Phillinganes, Eddie Howard: Piano
  • Luis Resto: Acoustic & Rhodes Piano, Synth Bass, Synthesizer Pads
  • Michael Bradford: Intro Piano & Synth Programming on track 1
  • Nathan East, James Genus, Anthony Jackson, Charnett Moffett: Bass
  • Joe Mardin: Drums, Percussion, Strings & Woodwinds
  • Bernard Davies, Steve Ferrone: Drums, Percussion

    • Charts

    Singles

    Songs

    1Rhythm of Love5:50
    2The Look of Love4:48
    3Body and Soul5:42

    References

    Rhythm of Love (Anita Baker album) Wikipedia
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